Skosh Raises Capital For Plastic-Free Cleaning Products
Two years after their first successful pitch at Lund’s biggest innovation challenge, Skosh closed their first funding round and onboarded six high-profile investors, led by chairman Henrik Börjesson. With their first round of financing, the start-up has now been able to prove that companies with a focus on sustainability are increasingly attracting investors. The funding […]
AI Tech Startup Synthesia Raises €10M in Series-A Funding Round
Synthesia – a software company leading in AI technology, has raised €10 Million ($12.5 Million) in the Series-A funding round. Founded in 2017 by danish entrepreneurs, Victor Riparbelli and Steffen Tjerrild and with a team consisting of experienced researchers and entrepreneurs from UCL, Stanford, TUM, and Cambridge; the company has expanded to top markets such […]
SenseNode to Raise Nearly €1 Million For Its New Energy Analysis Tool
Rapidus reported early this week that after a decline in revenue last year due to the effect of COVID-19, SenseNode is now raising SEK 10 million (~ €985k) to develop a new AI based energy analysis tool, and to expand their services. “Our wireless sensors collect data and so far it has helped many of […]
Crispr Startup TIGERQ Raises Nearly € 1 Million of Seed Funding
Rapidus reports that Lund-based gene editing service TIGERQ has been successfully raised nearly € 1 million (SEK 10 million) in their first official funding stage. “We are incredibly grateful for the trust from our investors; they gave us the opportunity to deliver what we believe is the ultimate solution to the gene analysis field to […]
Danish Startup NordicGrow Offers An Sustainable Indoor Gardening Solution
Founded last Autumn, NordicGrow has been grown into a successful startup in the sustainable gardening market. Their first product, Kurt – a built-in LED light and self-watering system, caught the attention of gardening enthusiasts as it was sold out within one week after their initial launch last September. Aside from this, our home builder found […]
Agritech Startup Nordetect Raises €1.2M Seed Investment For Portable Nutrient Sensor
The Danish-based agritech startup Nordetect announced a seed investment of €1.2 million. A New York-based startup accelerator Luminate NY led the investment round with new participation from Rockstart, SOSV (HAX), PreSeed Ventures and Vækstfonden (The Danish Growth Fund). The company will use the funding to commercialize its proprietary technology platform and provide indoor and vertical […]
Trustpilot Chooses London For IPO
The Copenhagen-based online reviews platform Trustpilot will be listed on the London stock exchange and expecting to raise DKK 300 million (~ €40 million). This will make the company be the first European IPO planned in London this year. “We believe that launching an IPO in London will help us ultimately achieve our long-term goal […]
Sanctify announces new board member as it closes new financing round
Sanctify – a fintech company founded in Lund has closed a financing round at € 770.000 (SEK 7,75 million). The investment is reported to be by Hugo Ljungberg, who with the round becomes the startup’s second-largest investor only Mist Ventures. This round was bigger then planned, Sanctify’s CEO Oscar Dahlblom’s shares: “We only expected to […]